Dick Ford Mixed Media
1990s Modern Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Photographic Paper
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media, Color Pencil
1990s Modern Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
People Also Browsed
1990s Industrial Abstract Sculptures
Metal
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Steel, Metal, Copper
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Watercolor
1930s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Oil
20th Century French Modern Contemporary Art
Wood
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Paper
20th Century American Books
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Oil
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Lithograph
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Other
1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Recent Sales
1970s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Watercolor, Permanent Marker
1990s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media
Dick Wray for sale on 1stDibs
Dick Wray was born at Heights Hospital in 1933 and primarily educated in Houston, Texas. He took free art lessons at the Houston Museum of Fine Arts in his early teens, graduated from Lamar High School (Houston, Texas) and, following military service in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955, enrolled in the School of Architecture of the University of Houston from 1955 to 1958. He finished his studies at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Germany in 1959. Wray took off for Europe in 1958 to discover for himself the center of the art world, starting his journey in Paris. Wray’s first competitive show was at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas in Beaumont in 1959. In 1962 he was awarded the Ford Foundation Purchase Prize. Wray has had a number of solo exhibitions at the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston and his works are continuing to be shown at William Reaves Gallery.
(Biography provided by Reeves Antiques)Finding the Right abstract-paintings for You
Bring audacious experiments with color and textures to your living room, dining room or home office. Abstract paintings, large or small, will stand out in your space, encouraging conversation and introducing a museum-like atmosphere that’s welcoming and conducive to creating memorable gatherings.
Abstract art has origins in 19th-century Europe, but it came into its own as a significant movement during the 20th century. Early practitioners of abstraction included Wassily Kandinsky, although painters were exploring nonfigurative art prior to the influential Russian artist’s efforts, which were inspired by music and religion. Abstract painters endeavored to create works that didn’t focus on the outside world’s conventional subjects, and even when artists depicted realistic subjects, they worked in an abstract mode to do so.
In 1940s-era New York City, a group of painters working in the abstract mode created radical work that looked to European avant-garde artists as well as to the art of ancient cultures, prioritizing improvisation, immediacy and direct personal expression. While they were never formally affiliated with one another, we know them today as Abstract Expressionists.
The male contingent of the Abstract Expressionists, which includes Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Robert Motherwell, is frequently cited in discussing leading figures of this internationally influential postwar art movement. However, the women of Abstract Expressionism, such as Helen Frankenthaler, Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell and others, were equally involved in the art world of the time. Sexism, family obligations and societal pressures contributed to a long history of their being overlooked, but the female Abstract Expressionists experimented vigorously, developed their own style and produced significant bodies of work.
Draw your guests into abstract oil paintings across different eras and countries of origin. On 1stDibs, you’ll find an expansive range of abstract paintings along with a guide on how to arrange your wonderful new wall art.
If you’re working with a small living space, a colorful, oversize work can create depth in a given room, but there isn’t any need to overwhelm your interior with a sprawling pièce de résistance. Colorful abstractions of any size can pop against a white wall in your living room, but if you’re working with a colored backdrop, you may wish to stick to colors that complement the decor that is already in the space. Alternatively, let your painting make a statement on its own, regardless of its surroundings, or group it, gallery-style, with other works.